Ruby Tuesday Too

Red Salmon

If you noticed that I have changed my header photo you probably have already guessed that my wife and I took an Alaska cruise last week.  Our 40th wedding anniversary was in May and we decided to celebrate by taking our first cruise ever.  So prepare yourselves, this week you will probably be bombarded and bored with Alaska cruise photos.  I'll start small with it one photo.  This salmon design was stitched onto a large canvas bag in one of the souvenier stores we visited.  We didn't purchase the purse, but I found the design too irresistable, not to photograph.  Happy Ruby Tuesday all!

Skywatch Friday

 

When I was a working man, skywatch photos were pretty easy to come by.  I would leave the house early enough in the morning to photograph the sunrise from a couple of locations on my way to work and, in the winter, the sun was setting as I left the office, which gave me a few more opportunities each evening.  Now that I am retired, I find that getting a good skywatch image actually involves some effort.  I find myself digging into the archives more often and finding images that I haven't posted nor discarded yet.  Some of them are suitable for posting.  They just don't always happen to be current.  For example the image above was take in November of 2011.  It has a really cold, winter feel to it.  The sky is almost icy in nature.  Hopefully I will have some fresh images very soon.  Happy Skywatching everyone.

 



Inspiration Thursday

Today is another day when the music speaks the messge best. 

Wordless Wednesday

It's All About the Food

Ruby Tuesday Too

Fishing Buddies

 

Digging into the archives I found this image of the youngest grand daughter, four years ago, and I on a fishing trip at a local lake.  Three of the four grandcrew love to fish.  Obviously, the life jacket is the reason for this post.

Skywatch Friday

SOTC!

 

Like most people who view photography with more than a passing interest, many of my images come out of the camera and into Photoshop Elements for a little post processing.  This image, however, is Straight Out Of The Camera.  I just didn't feel that this image needed any enhancement.  As the old saying goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

 



Inspiration Thursday - Your Great Name

 

What's in a name?  What are some of the great names of the past? Well, many people would tell you that John F. Kennedy was a great name.  Abraham Lincoln was a great name.  George S. Patton, George Washington, Ceasar Augustus, Leonardo Di Vinci, Michaelangelo, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Betsy Ross, ...and the list goes on.  All are names of people that society considers great names of great people.  These men and women have made significant contributions to the world and their influence extended far beyond their time on earth.   When parents are expecting the birth of a child, they go to great trouble to select a great name.  It may be a family name from the past or they may put a different spelling to a familar name in order to make their child unique. Still there is one name that is above all names.
The name of Jesus is the greatest name of all.  Salvation and eternal life comes through one, and only one name, the name of Jesus.  Even before he was born, the angels said that His name would be called, Wonderful, Counseler, Prince of Peace, Son of the Highest...and the list goes on.  There is no other name under heaven by which a person can receive eternal life.  Christ Himself said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life.  No one comes to the Father, except through me." (John 14:6)  The next time you need to call on someone in a time of need, call on the greatest name of all, Jesus.